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RIPB Series: The End of the Civil War
Start Date/Time:
Wednesday, December 11, 2024 6:00 PM
End Date/Time:
Wednesday, December 11, 2024 7:00 PM
Recurring Event:
One time event
Importance:
Normal Priority
Category:
Lecture
Location:
Description:

Join the Army Sustainment Command Historian’s office from Rock Island Arsenal as they explore the history of how the American Civil War impacted the (present day) Quad City area as well as the founding and development of Rock Island Arsenal.

The series will cover the Civil War in chronological order highlighting the 160th anniversaries of 1863 and 1864 and how the events impacted the local area and its future development.  Each session will cover different aspects of the war from personal recollections to larger strategic understandings.

A discussion of the final campaigns of the Civil War, reconstruction and demobilization of the Federal Army and the impact on the local region.

Owned by Mark Struve On Thursday, November 16, 2023